About the chords of “System”

“System” by Dave, Wizkid is in F Minor and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, Gm7, Fm7, Fm.

Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Ab6 → Fm7 → Gmaj7 → Fm6 → Cm7 → Abmaj7 → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Cm7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Bb7/D – Cm – Ab6 – Gm7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm – Fm7 – Gmaj7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Gm – Fm6 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Gm7 – Fm6 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Gm – Fm6 – Cm7 – Daug – G7/B – Cm7 – Ab6 – Gm – F6 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Fm6 – C6 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – G7/B – Cm – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb7/D – …

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